{"id":92670,"date":"2018-03-01T16:00:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?p=92670"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:24:29","slug":"how-to-sorn-a-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/car-insurance\/how-to-sorn-a-car","title":{"rendered":"How to SORN a car"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019ve taken your car off the road and are keeping it without ever planning on driving it on the road, then you\u2019ll need to get it a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) for it. This is because the DVLA needs to know that you won’t be on the road and so won\u2019t need to pay car tax. Once you have your SORN, you will automatically get any unused months of road tax refunded to you in the post within six weeks.<\/p>
How to SORN your car (A step by step guide)<\/h3>
Tick the SORN box on your V11 (if your tax is already running out).<\/b> If your road tax is running out, the DVLA will send you a V11 with your vehicles registration number on it. The V11 gives you the various options for renewing your car tax as well as a check box if would like to apply for a SORN. Simply tick this box and send it back to the DVLA to apply for a SORN.<\/li>
Choose when to take your car off the road (if you have full months remaining on your road tax).<\/b> You can choose to take your car off the road either immediately or on the first day of the next month. You will need different information depending on which you choose: If you choose to take it off immediately, you will need the eleven digit number on your vehicle log book (V5C); if you choose to wait until the first of the next month, you\u2019ll need the 16 digit number on your most recent tax reminder letter (V11).<\/li>
Tell the DVLA that you want to SORN your car.<\/b> You can do this in a number of different ways. If you are not the registered owner of the car, you must get your SORN by post.